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zbdent

(35,392 posts) Fri Jul 5, 2013, 08:10 AM Jul 2013

Honestly, any Conservative "advances" to society remind me of the idea that today's "conservatism"

is very similar to the concept of throwing 1000 pennies in the air, counting them after they landed on the ground, and saying that it was predicted that X would land heads and Y would land tails.

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Honestly, any Conservative "advances" to society remind me of the idea that today's "conservatism" (Original Post) zbdent Jul 2013 OP

Liberals use facts to determine policy. Conservatives use policy to determine "facts". pampango Jul 2013 #1

Plus, the ones who say that "liberals use feelings instead of facts" zbdent Jul 2013 #2

pampango

(24,692 posts)

1. Liberals use facts to determine policy. Conservatives use policy to determine "facts".

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Fri Jul 5, 2013, 08:34 AM

Jul 2013

Conservatives then use 'studies' like your 1000 pennies analogy to "prove" that their "facts".

zbdent

(35,392 posts)

2. Plus, the ones who say that "liberals use feelings instead of facts"

Reply to pampango (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 5, 2013, 08:58 AM

Jul 2013

are most likely the ones who kept asking "Why do you hate Bush?" when a person used facts to oppose bad Dumbya policies ...

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